Case management of the kidney transplant recipient
Hauser, S.P.
Anna Journal 22(4): 369-374
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 8750-0779 PMID: 7654083 Document Number: 443831
Cost and quality outcome measures were evaluated after the first 2 years following initiation of the case management model of care for kidney transplant recipients. Guided by implementation of a clinical pathway, average total length of stay decreased from 12.7 to 9.2 days over a 2-year period. Average total charges increased by 4%, due to a market adjustment in the standard acquisition fee charged to process the donor organ. Compliance, measured by a self-report tool, revealed perceived difficulty in 2 of 9 domains surveyed: diet and exercise.